Cancer
Alpha-tocopherol cuts risk of lung cancer
By Ben Wasserman
Nov 7, 2008 - 12:24:53 PM

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Taking supplements of one type of vitamin E may cut risk of developing lung cancer significantly, U.S. researchers suggest.

The researchers from the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center found increased intake of alpha-tocopherol, a type of vitamin E, may decrease the risk of lung cancer by over 50 per cent.

The study involved in 1,088 patients with lung cancer age at about 62 and 1,414 healthy controls.   Subjects were surveyed for their intake of vitamin E.

Exactly, the researchers found the highest intake of alpha-tocophernol (more than 7.7 mg per day) was associated with a 53 percent reduction in lung cancer risk compared to those with lowest intake of less than 4.1 mg per day.

Other forms of tocopherol did not seem to have the same protective effect against lung cancer.

The study was conducted by S. Mahabir and colleague and published in the International Journal of Cancer.